Chapter 20 - Shadows On The Horizon

As summer approached, the city settled into a comfortable, predictable rhythm of business and high-society galas.
I sat in my private seaside estate office in the Hamptons, reviewing international logistics reports late into the evening.
Everything seemed peaceful, secure, and entirely under my absolute control across every corporate sector.
Yet, as I stared at the glowing computer screen, a strange coldness settled deep within the back of my mind.
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Power of our magnitude never goes unnoticed by the darker syndicates operating in the shadows of global finance.
Old enemies fall, but new predators always emerge from the darkness to test the strength of the throne.